Cash App founder Bob Lee stabbed to death in San Francisco
- Police said Lee, who was also chief product officer at cryptocurrency start-up MobileCoin, succumbed to injuries in a hospital
- Twitter boss Elon Musk expressed his condolences and called violent crime in the city ‘horrific’
Tech executive Bob Lee, who founded the mobile payment service Cash App, was killed in a stabbing in San Francisco, according to authorities and media reports.
Police responded at about 2.35am (local time) on Tuesday to a report of a stabbing on Main Street in the Rincon Hill neighbourhood, near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the San Francisco Police Department said in a news release. Officers found a 43-year-old man suffering from stab wounds and administered aid.
After paramedics were called to the scene, the man was taken to a hospital, where he died, police said. The attack is under investigation and no arrests have been made.
The San Francisco Police Department declined to provide further information, citing the ongoing investigation, but multiple media outlets have reported that Lee, who was chief product officer at cryptocurrency start-up MobileCoin, was the victim.
MobileCoin issued a statement about Lee’s death but didn’t release any details.
“Our dear friend and colleague, Bob Lee passed away yesterday at the age of 43, survived by a loving family and collection of close friends and collaborators,” the statement said.